Potential Trump running mate Kristi Noem to remove dictator claim from memoir after puppy-killing row

Kristi Noem's memoir claimed she had met Kim Jong Un. Photo: Reuters

Nicola Smith
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South Dakota’s governor Kristi Noem has confirmed her new memoir will be “adjusted” to remove a claim that she once met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

In No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, Ms Noem – who has been discussed as a potential running mate for former president Donald Trump – claimed she met Kim when she was a member of Congress.